ASTROS POSTCAST: Houston Astros Cough Up Another Victory, Dealt Another Injury Blow

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1. Im tired of this….. if they actually make the playoffs they will just get swept.

2. At least you’re telling the truth

3. The pitching of Abreu and Valdez have sucked all the life out of the offense. They are both scared and a mental mess. Our two best have turned into our worst nightmare. Dang this is why we dumped Montero and Pressly only to replace them in house. I can't pull for them or watch this anymore.

4. Gotta agree with you Michael. If by some absolute miracle they make the playoffs/wildcard, it will just be a repeat of Astros/Tigers last year. All they will be is cannon fodder also-rans.

   And looking back, seems the trigger for this meltdown was when Parades got hurt. It's been downhill from there.

5. Third place. Astros will finish in third place. Both Rangers and Mariners finish ahead. I think mariners win West cause they have easiest schedule. Rangers get wild card. Astros go on vacation. Bet on it!

6. Thank you Michael. Guess that why they have the closer in Hader. Abreu does the same thing as Hader a run or two

7. Abreu is not a closer!!!

8. Kimbrel would be better than Abreu. He knows how to close

9. Rangers won tonight

10. The crappy pitching issue is at least manageable if this coach had any feel for the game. The pitchers seem to rotate which one will be "off" each night. The coach could detect which one it is and pull them BEFORE the damage is done – yet he opts to leave them in until they give up the runs and the damage is done. Some of the blown games could have been salvaged/saved had he pulled them when it was clear they were off. But the hitting…or lack of hitting. Who knows. It's past time to demote some of the temporary veteran help to Sugarland and bring up some of the youth. I'd rather watch them grow into the team than watch these veterans who aren't even the future of this team hit once every 30 at bats and are mostly easy outs. Christian Walker should be gone and Diaz as well. His throws to second are as likely to go into center field than be caught by anyone in the infield. And you DH Diaz the other night?!? Really?!? That alone is grounds for reviewing the coach and his decisions.

11. Maybe missing the playoffs will be a needed wake up call. Roster construction and coaching are horrific

12. I couldn't agree more, i was at that game last night. This team is not a playoff team this year. Christian Walker is the worst clutch hitter ever, he can't come up with a hit with RISP if his life depended on it

13. Always Positive?????

14. Brutal Facts is the key to success. /Jim Collins

15. I love my 'Stros, but I think next year could be our year. If everyone comes in healthy, and we could even add some bullpen aces and an ACE to REplACE Framber, plus, Blubaugh looks really good. LMJ has ZERO COMMAND. Love the guy, but he's too scared to throw a fastball to setup all that secondary movement. Kimbrell could get adjusted and regain command.

16. Think about this healthy lineup:
    1. Pena
    2. Correa
    3. Yordan (REMEMBER RBI?)
    4. Paredes (2 30+ HR guys in RBI positions)
    5. Walker
    6. Cam
    7. Yainer/Carrot Tini/ Caesar Salad Czar.
    8. Altuve.
    9. Meyers (high obp. A double leadoff guy.) Or Sanchez. Sanchez has some pop.

    That is a decent lineup

17. Boring. This team is boring. They are a bore to watch. And the players look bored playing. They seem disinterested in playing the game. I'd love to see them turn it on somehow, but I have zero confidence. I have no confidence in the players, and I have negative confidence in the coaching staff.

18. Nice to see reality, and facts. You won't get that watching Pravda… I mean Space City Home Network.

19. ASTROS need to FIRE Espada and all his coaches. We have good players Espada does not know how io put a lineup together so he dues not need to manage a team.

20. Walker is totally useless.